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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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